Joy To Your World - Children's Advent DevotionalSample

Mary believed the angel when he said, “With God all things are possible.” When she heard that truth, she knew she would give birth to her Messiah. 

Joseph believed the angel. When Joseph saw Mary again, he said, “I will marry you.”

 When the new parents held their child, they knew they were seeing the face of God.

 The shepherds hurried to find the baby the angel had spoken of and the host of angels had praised. When they knelt before the manger, they saw their Savior. 

When Mary and Joseph took Jesus to the temple, Simeon and Anna met the consolation of Israel, their long-awaited Messiah. 

When the magi saw the star, they traveled for months just to kneel before the newborn King and present Him with treasures.

 Herod never saw the king because he didn’t want to worship Him. 

Mary and Joseph continued to fulfill the plan of God for their lives and faithfully cared for Jesus. 

And all of us who know the story of Easter can understand the real meaning of Christmas. God loved us so much He gave us His Son and whoever believes in Him can have eternal life. 

We celebrate Christmas with joy because we understand what Christmas truly means. We are loved by a great God who gave us joyful news when the angel said, “Behold I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people” (Luke 2:10).

 How does the Christmas story end?

 It doesn’t! The joy of Christmas is an eternal gift.

 On Christmas Day, enjoy each moment knowing that one day, it will be Christmas every day.